Scotch argus (Erebia aethiops) butterfly resting on a leaf. This butterfly is commonly found on the edges of forests in the Palaearctic ecozone. Photo

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Scotch argus (Erebia aethiops) butterfly resting on a leaf. This butterfly is commonly found on the edges of forests in the Palaearctic ecozone. Photographed in the Pontic Mountains, Turkey.

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Photo credit: © BOB GIBBONS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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